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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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156 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muszyna swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Muszyna checks it.
Muszyna cracks Gavin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gavin throws a leg kick
and Muszyna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Gavin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Gavin.
Gavin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muszyna doesn't seem bothered though.
Muszyna throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Muszyna scores with a leg kick.
Muszyna tries to bum rush Gavin with a series of wild strikes but Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gavin walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muszyna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Muszyna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gavin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Muszyna manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Muszyna is pulling down on Gavin's head. It's preventing any offense from Gavin, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gavin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gavin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gavin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Muszyna controlling Gavin's posture.
Gavin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna keeping moving, preventing Gavin from controlling successfully.
Gavin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gavin tries to score with a low kick but Muszyna moves his leg out of the way.
Gavin shoots in for a double leg but Muszyna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muszyna feints a jab promting Gavin to slip. Muszyna then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gavin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Muszyna looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin cracks the inside of Muszyna's front leg.
Muszyna lands with a shot to the body.
Gavin misses with a lunging right hand
and Muszyna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gavin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muszyna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gavin.
Gavin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Muszyna counter with a right hand.
Gavin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Muszyna uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muszyna throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gavin walks into a stiff left hand from Muszyna.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin lands a lovely overhand right.
Gavin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muszyna.
Gavin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna stuns Gavin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Muszyna throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Muszyna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
Gavin scores with a nice head shot.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muszyna swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gavin counters with a shoot takedown. Muszyna fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muszyna keeping moving, preventing Gavin from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cechini Muszyna will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muszyna just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin works over Muszyna's head and body with a nice combination.
Muszyna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Muszyna scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gavin in his tracks.
Gavin misses with a looping right.
Muszyna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muszyna moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Gavin throws a hook but Muszyna avoids it easily.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Muszyna ducks down to avoid it.
Muszyna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gavin at a distance.
Cechini Muszyna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muszyna looks to land a combination but Gavin avoids it well.
Gavin lands a jab-cross combination.
Muszyna throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gavin, right into the meat.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Muszyna misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin misses with an uppercut.
Muszyna misses with a body shot.
Muszyna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muszyna is looking to chop away at Gavin's legs.
Muszyna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Gavin throws a hook but Muszyna blocks it.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin is looking to score with low kicks.
Gavin scores with a jab to the body.
Muszyna moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muszyna lands a jab to Gavin's midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muszyna with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gavin to score with a decent uppercut.
Muszyna scores with a hook to the body. Gavin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gavin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muszyna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muszyna slips a jab from Gavin.
Gavin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gavin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Muszyna was covering up waiting for the punch and Gavin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gavin wants to control from the top but Muszyna keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gavin is controlling him.
Muszyna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Muszyna pulls Gavin in to control the position.
Gavin scoring with some ground and pound.
Gavin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin tries to free his leg and advance position but Muszyna is retaining full guard.
Gavin throwing strikes but missing.
Gavin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muszyna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muszyna managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavin throwing strikes from guard but Muszyna blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gavin lands with a hook. Muszyna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muszyna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gavin momentarily.
Gavin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gavin defending well as Muszyna loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Muszyna misses its intended target.
Gavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muszyna misses with a lunging right hand
and Gavin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gavin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gavin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Muszyna to regain full guard.
Muszyna trying to keep a closed guard but Gavin is proving a slippery customer.
Gavin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muszyna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin wants to control from the top but Muszyna keeps moving.
Gavin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tommy Gavin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gavin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muszyna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muszyna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna is trying to keep Gavin in close.
Gavin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muszyna can't keep his opponent in guard - Gavin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gavin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gavin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gavin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gavin is trying to control. Muszyna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gavin throwing shots but Muszyna is blocking nicely.
Gavin throwing shots but Muszyna is blocking nicely.
Muszyna is not content to let Gavin control the position.
Muszyna controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice shot by Gavin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gavin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Muszyna avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Muszyna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muszyna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Gavin scores with a four punch combination!
Muszyna cracks Gavin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Muszyna thows a body shot but no joy.
Muszyna slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A cross from Muszyna lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gavin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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